Nantglyn

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Jane Yorke from Nantglyn
We are currently fighting to prevent it from become the 'valley of the wind turbines'. Come and enjoy Nantglyn now and help us to stop the ruination of this superb landscape. We have our one windfarm and that is our share.

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Wed Mar 28 08:25:00 2007

Ann Hughes
Dear Jane Yorke, going back to your kind invitation to visit Pen y Bryn made last year, if the offer is still open? Would love to come over maybe when the schools are off this summer. Please let me know. Many thanks, Ann.
Mon Jun 16 08:22:39 2008

Peter Jones, Abergele
In reply to Roberts, Descendant from Staffs. Yes, there is a farm, Parc Y Maes, it is on the north side of Nantglyn. Looking on a map it is about half way between Nantglyn and Pentre.
Thu May 22 09:25:16 2008

Roberts Descendant from Staffs
Is there a house/farm or such known as Parc Y Maes in Nantglyn?
Tue May 6 11:17:16 2008

Selwyn Lloyd o Lanrug
'Rwyf yn archwilio hanes fy nheulu a credaf bod hen hen daid a nain(John a Margaret Lloyd) i mi wedi byw yn Ty'n Gors, Nantglyn yn 1842. Os oes gan unrhyw un wybodaeth am y teulu neu am Ty'n Gors hoffwn yn fawr iawn glywed gennych.
I am researching my family history and believe that my great great grandfather and grandmother (John and Margaret Lloyd)lived at Ty'n Gors, Nantglyn in 1842. If anyone has any information about the family or Ty'n Gors I would be very grateful to hear from you.
Mon Apr 14 08:28:24 2008

Teleri Roberts, Nantglyn
I came to Nantglyn over 15 years ago, having spent a LOT of time in village before then. Wonderful village, even nicer people! Pity about the turbines, but I still think it's one of the nicest places on earth to rest your weary head. Have since introduced 2 wonderful children to the village and one happened to be in the under 11 football team that WON the Llandyrnog and District Football league last summer 2007 (come on Nantglyn). I married into the Dryhurst Roberts family - grandparents Elis and Menna ran the Post office in Nantglyn for a long time. Elis also ran the animal foodstore for Corwen Farmers from the village, and Menna was a midwife at HM Stanley hospital. If anyone has any family history for the family or pictures I would be extremely grateful.
Mon Dec 17 08:34:13 2007

Tref Williams, Foelas
Great to see complementary comments about my home village and also comments from my nephew Glynne, from Bristol. However, may I clear up some misinformation about Maldwyn Pryce (Tom Pryce). He was not born in Nantglyn but in Brymbo when his father was a policeman in Wrexham. He moved to Nantglyn in the early 50s and then moved to live in Towyn, Abergele. Nice to read about some of the places in Nantglyn, especially Penybanc, where I was born and lived until I was three years old.
Fri Apr 20 07:34:17 2007

Ann Hughes, Chester
Many thanks for all the information sent about Pen y Bryn. Nice to be in touch with you Peter after all this time, am still in contact with your mum. Have managed to get up there and it is difficult to remember how it was with all the changes. Only looked in from the gate and with a house where the shippons were it looks very different. Does the public footpath still go through the yard? If so I could get a bit closer by using the path. Thanks again to all who replied.
Thu Apr 12 09:45:39 2007

Claire Jones nee Woodward from Macclesfield
I lived in Pen-y-Bryn farm from 1953-1978. The house is now called Bryn Teg. The house known as Pen-y-Bryn NOW, used to be the shippons with a bullbox located at the end by the steep field. Are the granary steps still there at the other end? Is the well overflow in your yard/garden or in Bryn-Teg? Would love to visit and view as I have plenty of photos and memories to share.
Tue Apr 3 16:45:17 2007

Jane Yorke Nantglyn
In response to Peter Jones, Abergele - some of the land may have been sold off but the barn conversion still known as Pen-y-Bryn still owns 13 acres including woodland and part of the river next to Ty Pren in the village.
Wed Mar 28 08:28:35 2007

Jane Yorke Nantglyn
If Ann Hughes would like to visit Pen-y-Bryn, she would be most welcome! We love it here and I'm sure she has very happy memories of this beautiful valley. As for comments on Tom Pryce - the 30th anniversary of his tragic death is currently being marked with a collection to set up a suitable memorial to him. Meanwhile his father Jack, former Nantglyn policeman, recently passed away in Denbigh.
Wed Mar 28 08:27:20 2007

Glynne Williams
My grandfather - Arthur Williams - restored this pulpit some years ago, when no-one was interested. I would like to think it's back to original condition, but the National Trust probably has a different view.
Mon Mar 19 15:39:01 2007

Amber Yorke
Here's a picture of my home (Pen-y-Bryn) in Nantglyn, looking back from my dad's veggie patch (above). I keep it with me at Uni in Huddersfield, to look at when I'm feeling homesick! Thought others might like to see how lovely a place it is, and for Ann Hughes on the comments page to see the 'barn' she used to play in when she was younger!
Wed Mar 14 10:06:27 2007

Amber Yorke, Nantglyn/Huddersfield
In reply to Ann Hughes (wanting information on Pen-y-Bryn farm), yes it is the Yorke family who live there...my family! We bought the part-renovated barn in 1996 and have been there ever since. Unfortunately I'm away at Uni now so only come home now and again...but what a home! I can't imagine living anywhere more beautiful than Nantglyn, especially with the amazing sunrises and sunsets we see from up on our hill! And hi to Melissa (Pen y Banc). Long time no see! Hope you are well x
Wed Mar 7 08:32:19 2007

Glynne Williams from Bristol
With regards to Tom Pryce and Nantglyn, Tom Pryce was born in Ruthin and came to live in Nantglyn in the 1950's when his father was installed as the village policeman. I am a distant cousin of Tom Pryce and my grandfather was Arthur Williams of Foelas Nantglyn.
Mon Feb 19 13:17:46 2007

Jane from West Sussex
Melissa, I was interested to read your posting as my great great grandfather Robert Edwards was born in Pen Y Banc(1823) to g.g.g.grandfather Evan Edwards (1803) also born in Nantglyn, and Alice Roberts. Can you tell me anything about the property? We visited a couple of years ago and it was having a face lift.
Tue Feb 13 09:10:14 2007

Melissa (former resident of Nantglyn)
In reply to Anne Hughes.... if it is Pen-y-Bryn in the waen, I used to live in Pen-y-Banc, next door (or as close next door as u can get in Nantglyn) it is now in two, the house and the old barns which have been turned in to houses. Last thing I heard when I lived there 3 years ago, the Yorke family lived in the old barns, and another couple with 3 children lived in the houses.
Mon Feb 12 11:39:54 2007

Peter Jones, Abergele
In reply to Ann Hughes, Pen y Bryn has been sold on several times in the last 25 years. The building has been turned into a house, and the house itself has been made much bigger. Most of the land has been sold off. Who owned the farm when you went there?
Mon Jan 29 10:06:59 2007

Peter Jones, Abergele
In reply Ann Hughes, when you used to go to Pen y Bryn farm was it the Woodwards that lived there then? (before them I think it was Hughes that owned it). The farm house is much larger than it was, and the buildings have now been turnned into a house. The land has now all been sold off.
Wed Dec 6 09:35:58 2006

Ann Hughes, Chester
I am trying to find out information about the farm Pen y Bryn in Nantglyn. I use to stay there as a child. Can anyone help me?
Mon Nov 20 10:23:19 2006

Mark Jones
With Regards to Jacqui Malpas and Peter Jones I live at Glyn Hyfryd (shop y Waen). Arthur Evans Did live here he was one of seven children, and was manager of Nantglyn quarries, Arthur Evans was also a master mason and carved several items in slate. In 1980 my brother and I discovered a slate slab buried in the garden with the words "Dwu a ddigon" engraved into it. Vistors to the shop used to recall a large slate tablet with the lords prayer carved into it which was mounted over the fire place in the living room. This over the years disappeared and is also belived to be buried somewhere in the garden. Another famous piece is in a church in the Sorbonne in Paris and is of a carved beehive. As for Glyn Hyfryd apart from being a dwelling shop and bakery the history dates back further and was actually the first chapel before Capel y Waen was built.
Wed Oct 11 10:03:11 2006

Liz Roff from Hertfordshire
In reply to Daphne Dodd from Denbighshire. My father's family came from Nantglyn and inter married with the Owen family at Mysevin. I am working on the family tree which includes a story of William Owen-Pughe.
Mon Sep 4 09:20:16 2006

Peter Jones, Abergele
To Jacqui Malpas, Wrexham. Nantglyn quarries was owned/run by Robert Arther Evans and his family of Glyn Hyfryd (shop waen). Most if not all the gravestones in the church and chapel came from there.
Mon Sep 4 09:10:23 2006

Phil Thorne from Maryland
We'll be visiting Conwy next month and would like to find some information about my great-grandfather who was from Nantglyn. Can anyone suggest where we might look?
Mon Aug 14 09:19:49 2006

Robert Emlyn Jones, Denbigh
Some 20 years ago I was delighted that Nantglyn had won the Best Kept Village Competition on three occasions. I worked for the local District Council at that time and was privileged to write letters of congratulation to the then Clerk (and former Headmaster) Iorwerth Lloyd Jones - now of Denbigh. And now in the 21st century there is further acclaim for this small village as a result of their football team having won the Summer League Championship in two successive seasons, 2005 and 2006. I am President of the local league and consider their success to have been well deserved. The availability at long last of a flat field in the village has made a great difference to the Club's viability.
Tue Jun 27 13:42:16 2006

Daphne Dodd, Denbighshire
What does anyone know about William Owen Pugh of Myservin 1751-1835? He had a son Aneurin whose wife Jane bore him a large family at Tan y Gwrt, between 1821 - 1838. Later his grandson lived at Myservin in 1881.
Tue Jun 13 15:20:21 2006

Richard Hoddinott, Chester
My brother-in-law lives in Nantglyn, and is keen to research the local landscape history. So far he has only been able to find a decent map of the area dating back to the late 19th century, does anyone know where he could get much older maps of the Nantglyn area?
Fri Jan 20 16:27:40 2006

Tom Wilcox-Jones, Nantglyn
Also summer league champions 2005!
Mon Nov 14 13:37:46 2005

Robin Hill, Norrköping, Sweden
I can confirm that Nantglyn is a welcoming place with hospitable locals who, without much prompting, readily make up for the sad fact that there is no pub!
Sat Mar 5 19:26:00 2005

Dave Wilson from Nantglyn
Nantglyn is said to have the record for the deepest fall of level snow in Britain, something over 8 feet, and for this reason is wrongly considered a place where one is likely to be cut off during snowstorms. The village has won the title 'Best Kept Village in Denbighshire' and also the 'Inter Village Sports Trophy' for Denbighshire. However, Nantglyn is much more than its history. The community is close and surprisingly active as the abovementioned awards demonstrate. With fewer than 30 houses in the village itself, the community embraces the Waen and many farmholdings. In addition to the Chapel and Church, there is a Ladies Guild, a Young Farmers' Society, a Line Dancing Club and the reknowned Nantglyn Drama Group which performs in Church House.
Mon Sep 6 17:33:29 2004

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